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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a young man that was killed in “car surfing” stunt earlier this year. According to the lawsuit, the man was killed on June 30 as he was sitting on top of a car while in a Wal-Mart parking lot and the driver of the… Read More

One woman was killed after being involved in a pedestrian accident in Granite City. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred around 6:27 p.m. when the 32-year-old woman was walking across Chain of Rocks Road and she was struck by a tractor-trailer. As a result of the accident, the pedestrian was taken to St.… Read More

Five people were killed Saturday night at the Indiana State Fair when a stage collapsed on to them while they waited for the band, Sugarland to perform. There were nearly 12,000 people surrounding the stage even though a storm with a 60 to 70 mph winds was going on around them. Organizers at the state… Read More

A collision involving three vehicles on Interstate 74 sent six people to the hospital on Wednesday night. The collision occurred when a 23-year-old driver lost control of her Jeep while running over tire debris on the road. The Jeep then went through the median and hit an on-coming vehicle. This collision caused the on-coming vehicle… Read More

Three teens were injured in a car accident just south of Dewey on Monday. According to officials, the accident occurred just south of U.S. 136  when the 16-year-old driver ran off the side of the road. She then over-corrected and went across the other side of the road before the vehicle overturned into a corn… Read More

Seven people have become ill in Illinois after it was found that there is a national outbreak of salmonella that officials may have tied to ground turkey. Across the country, there have been 77 cases reported in 26 states. There has also  been one death due to the outbreak, but it was not in Illinois.… Read More

A fiery plane accident in Rantoul left three people dead on Sunday. The victims were family members that were on their way to Florida. The 19-year-old daughter was a volleyball player at the University of Chicago and her parents were flying with her to a fitness camp in Florida. The preliminary investigation shows that the… Read More

The Touch Point Oscillating Ceramic Heaters that were were imported by the Michigan-based Meijer have been involved in a recall due to a fire hazard. The heaters were sold in Meijer stores and other discount stores in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan. They were sold from October 2009 to April 2011 and they were… Read More

A man was charged with drunk driving after an accident that left five people injured. According to Urbana police, a 22-year-old man was arrested at 1:15 a.m. on his birthday after he was involved in an accident. The man was driving southbound on Lincoln when he was attempting to turn left on to Fairbanks and… Read More

After a hit-and-run car accident on Tuesday, an Urbana driver suspected of causing the accident has been arrested.  The 31-year old man is being charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident and driving without insurance. According to Urbana police reports, the accident occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday on… Read More